Japanese word

食料品

Pronunciation

Romajishokuryōhin

Meaning

  • noungroceries

Example

店で食料品を買います。mise de shoku ryō hin o ka i ma su

I buy groceries at the store.

Illustration for 食料品 (groceries)

More examples

この店では新鮮な食料品を売っています。ko no mise de wa shin sen na shoku ryō hin o u tte i ma su

This store sells fresh groceries.

Core concept

Refers to food and drink items purchased for eating at home or in daily life.

Common phrases

  • 食料品を買うshoku ryō hin o ka u

    buy groceries

Similar words

食品shokuhin: Products made or packaged as food for people to buy and eat.
食材shokuzai: Food ingredients bought for cooking or preparing meals.
食べ物tabemono: Something that people eat as nourishment, whether prepared or unprepared.

Definition in Japanese

家庭や日常の食事のために買い求める食べ物や飲み物。ka tei ya nichi jō no shoku ji no ta me ni ka i moto me ru ta be mono ya no mi mono

Word origin

食料品 (shokuryōhin) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 食 (shoku, "food"), 料 (ryō, "materials"), and 品 (hin, "goods"), so it treats food as a category of goods.

Usage tips

  • The English word groceries commonly points to items bought during a shopping trip, whereas 食料品 (shokuryōhin) can refer more broadly to food products as merchandise.

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